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Top 10 Things To Do in Sultanahmet

  1. Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı)
  2. Aya Sofya/ Church of Holy Wisdom
  3. Basilica Cistern
  4. Bosphorus Strait
  5. Grand Bazaar (Kapali Carsi)
  1. Hagia Sophia
  2. Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii)
  3. Suleyman Mosque (Suleymaniye Camii)
  4. Yerebatan Sarayi
  5. Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
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Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı)

Quote: The Topkapi Palace.The Topkapi palace was the home to the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire for over four hundred years from the 15th century to the middle of the 19th century. Construction of the original palace was… Read More

Aya Sofya/ Church of Holy Wisdom

Quote: Be sure to explore every nook you possibly can. The real treasures are the recovered and exposed mosaics on the top floors. Get there early to avoid the large tour groups. You'll most likely be harassed at the… Read More

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Basilica Cistern

Quote: My take on the Cistern Basilica was that not only was it a beautiful and historic site, but that it also gave the distinct feeling that we were on the set of an Indiana Jones movie. The whole place was so eerie… Read More

Bosphorus Strait

Quote: The Bosphorus Straits. The Bosphorus straits is a channel of water that separates Europe from Asia and is a strategic channel because it runs from the Black sea in the north through the sea of Marmara, the… Read More

Grand Bazaar (Kapali Carsi)

Quote: The Grand Bazaar known as the Kapali Carsi (Covered market).The grand Bazaar is another must see place to visit when in Istanbul. It is quite unique in the way that it is set out. It is absolutely vast covering… Read More

Hagia Sophia

Quote: Hagia Sophia.St.Sophia Museum.In answer to the title it has been in fact all three!Following my visit to the Blue Mosque directly opposite is the Hagia Sophia known in Turkish as the Aya Sophia. If you think the… Read More

Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii)

Quote: Our VisitWe turned up just about ten minutes before the noon-time prayers which meant we had to rush rather. It’s not appropriate – it may not even be permitted – to go in during the five prayer sessions each day… Read More

Suleyman Mosque (Suleymaniye Camii)

Quote: Step up to this 17th century mosque, surrender your shoes and step inside for a breathtaking moment. The handmade tiles are especially beautiful when combined with the soft glow from hundreds of candles. This… Read More

Yerebatan Sarayi

Quote: Constantine the Great reputedly built the original cistern on this site, with the current one being enlarged and rebuilt by Justinian in 532. It was known as the Basilica Cistern after the Stoa Basilica, which… Read More

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